Jeremy Thorpe
More plausible than real life
John Preston reviews Beneath the Streets by Adam Macqueen
Beheading a pigeon
For all its quirks, bushcraft offered valuable insights into modernity and tradition
The grim reality of a citizens’ assembly
A seemingly democratic initiative was nothing of the sort
Mirabel Chevenix
Grande dame
The case for Christian converts
Don’t let allegedly bogus conversions cause you to forget that real ones exist
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Katharine Birbalsingh is wrong about religion in schools
Education should prepare us for the good life, not just good grades
How to lose an empire
The rise and fall of the Sassoon family, whose yearning for social acceptance brought titles at the cost of success
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
Operettas for the apocalypse
As we career merrily ever deeper into the end-times, what is the appropriate soundtrack for civilisational collapse?
Truss alone
Young Liz was accidentally left in charge of the country, only to be menaced by the worst sort of criminals: Tory MPs
